Director, Engineering Integration & Enterprise Systems

X-energy; Gaithersburg, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 214,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with match

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Professional Development

Job summary

X Energy is seeking a Director of Engineering Integration to lead the Plant Integration, Plant Support Systems, Physical Plant Integration, and Systems Engineering groups in Rockville, MD. The role focuses on enterprise-wide integration, ERP readiness, and delivering robust technical strategies with executive visibility.

You will set standards, drive architecture decisions, and partner with senior leadership to ensure compliant, efficient data flow and system performance across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information technology, or related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
• Typically, fifteen or more years of progressive experience in systems integration, plant engineering, or related technical field, including leadership of engineering staff across multiple disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience leading integration efforts across multiple engineering disciplines in regulated or complex environments.
• Excellent communication skills to translate complex integration strategy to executives, regulators, and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to meet export control requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and full accountability for the performance of the Plant Integration, Plant Support Systems, Physical Plant Integration, and Systems Engineering disciplines, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives and organizational strategy.
• Set the strategic direction for integrating new hardware and software systems, establishing enterprise-wide standards for interoperability, architecture, and design.
• Partner with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to define enterprise integration requirements and approve tailored, organization-wide solutions.
• Direct the analysis of existing systems across all five disciplines and approve integration strategies, improvements, or replacements that support long-term objectives.
• Establish governance for technical documentation standards across integration procedures, architectures, and configurations, ensuring consistency and audit readiness across disciplines.
• Oversee the development of integration processes, including data flows, system automation, and interface troubleshooting, ensuring seamless operation across the specified functions.
• Approve integration testing and validation strategies to ensure interoperability across connected systems and applications enterprise-wide.
• Serve as the primary technical authority and executive point of contact for integration matters, representing the disciplines to senior leadership, regulators, and external partners as needed.
• Direct the monitoring and optimization of system performance across integrated platforms, ensuring compliance with nuclear quality, security, and regulatory requirements, including NRC readiness.
• Manage staffing, hiring, and resource planning across the disciplines, and mentor senior engineering staff.
• Set annual and long-term budgets and develop cost containment strategies.
• Represent the integration disciplines in project gating and phase-gate reviews, providing recommendations on technical readiness, risk, and mitigations.

Skills

Leadership

Systems integration

Cross-functional collaboration

Nuclear industry knowledge

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

X Energy is seeking a Director of Engineering Integration to lead the Plant Integration, Plant Support Systems, Physical Plant Integration, and Systems Engineering groups in Rockville, MD. The role focuses on enterprise-wide integration, ERP readiness, and delivering robust technical strategies with executive visibility.

You will set standards, drive architecture decisions, and partner with senior leadership to ensure compliant, efficient data flow and system performance across the organization.